Danger!: Disarming a WWII German Mine (1940) | British Pathé

Officers of the Royal Navy are seen disarming a German 'murder' mine that washed up on Britain's east coast during World War II in this Newsreel from Pathé News.
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THE THINGS THAT GO BOOM! - THE MONTH OF BOMBS ON BRITISH PATHÉ (JULY 2015): Newsreel of the Week: Danger! (1940).
Our cameras capture a mine disposal team at work on a beach during the Second World War.
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[@nopushbutton]

"Carefully, like a ferret rolling an egg..." Oddly specific and whimsical.

[@nicholasdiehl7368]

That wasn't even careful that was just like someone pushing a snowball the size of that mine what do u mean by careful narrator

[@allahsnackbar9915]

@@nicholasdiehl7368 pretty sure that action could be classified as careful in those days

[@andresdow7687]

"any pressure from one of those horn detonators spells certain death" 1:10 the men use it as handles to move the mine.

[@orangejoe204]

I'm fairly certain the bomb disposal men realized there was very little risk once the thing washed up on shore. The first concern was that it was a magnetic mine broken loose from it's moorings; these are VERY hazardous as they are still fully functional, just wayward. Impact mines are a different matter; those "Hertz horns" are made of sheet lead, lined with glass and filled with acid, which drains into an internal battery (completing the firing circuit) once the horn gets any kind of serious force exterted on it. Since the horns were clearly all bent and battered beyond repair (and yet the mine was intact), they presumably knew the internal battery was totally fried (and thus no chance of the detonator going off, even if handled rather roughly).

[@GameDevAraz]

Clearly its a decoy them being that confident lol, they are almost sure that nothing but the expected will happen, then they look right and a sharknado has been sent by the nazis

[@AtlasReburdened]

+David Dire Yeah, but dude, that's Aki Ra. You can't compare him to simple mortals.

[@feckenblinken7985]

@@GameDevAraz "decoy"...with high explosives?..No that what real men look like, not a snowflake amongst them

[@GameDevAraz]

I don't give a Fork So they are immortal?

[@jimhambleton6854]

Incredibly brave men. My hat's off to them.

[@Vakito227]

Sea mines are scary-looking bombs!

[@itriggerpeople2620]

Pope-Eye ikr

[@voltag3man]

Yeah... no shit they are made to take out giant naval vessels...

[@Zooumberg]

They used to be all over the UK converted to money boxes to collect for the services.

[@24934637]

@@Zooumberg There are still 60 of them left, there used to be one at Conwy harbour but I've just had a look on Google maps and only the base is left now. I guess that after 80 years they are getting a bit too rusty.

[@Zooumberg]

@@24934637 I expect so. There used to be one at Whitley Bay near Newcastle. Gone. I tell you what I've not seen in years. The labrador dogs for collecting for the blind too. There used to be a bloke who sold various knickknacks in Newcastle, he was blind. He probably died years ago.

[@JacobMarleySellsFish]

"And as it's darn cold you might as well bring that coat over with you" pretty much sums up British culture

[@TheCleansingx]

2:21 r.i.p. headphone users!

[@norbertfleck812]

Old footage with low dynamic range.

[@shalala4571]

"The slightest pressure on those horns will detonate it" Proceeds to pull on them when tipping the mine over

[@Elhombresombra]

Actually, a pressure of a few tens kilos is necessary to bend a horn and break the acid vial inside. The "slightest touch" thing is 100% urban legend.

[@explosivethunder]

“Murder mine” unlike the British’s love mines

[@mortdewerewolfe691]

@G E T R E K T Nice to see whose side you're on for the next set of war crimes tribunals.

[@goldcoins8515]

Ok Naziappologist.

[@nathansvlog]

We called them sex bombs thank you very much

[@peterrobbins2862]

Allied war crimes or false flag operations don't count just ask America they have been getting away with them for over half a century ​@@mortdewerewolfe691

[@kevinhoffman6592]

Nice part of history captured on film . Glad to see stuff preserved for future generations !

[@suchitotoelsalvador6997]

Narrator was kind of a drama queen.

[@nicholasdiehl7368]

Never mind I stand corrected that was an explosion

[@timwebster8122]

That's properganda for you

[@l.hbravo8828]

😂

[@clashman7564]

@@l.hbravo8828 Cringe.

[@philgray1023]

There was no TV then, this was shown at the movies which is all drama. It had to compete. You want to see drama, check out the fleet leaving for the Falkland war.

[@aidensmith6277]

One of these one washed up on our local decades ago. My mum didnt know what it was and she used to hang off it and play on it all the time. Turns out it was still active.

[@The_ZeroLine]

It wasn’t obvious?

[@Biffo1262]

Funny how there isn't even the tiniest of barnacles on that 'washed up' mine. Call me a skeptic if you like.

[@daleskidmore1685]

Just another day at the office. Brave people, and they continue to be to this day. More power to them.

[@AndreasH2202]

"German Murder-mine"....so lets say "French Killer-Tank", "American Assasins-Rifle", "Italian execution-grenade" and " British homicide-knife" from now on

[@GunMeat]

Exactly :D

[@norbertfleck812]

And how do you call these acid fuze delayed bombs, the British threw into German cities and which still keep detonating randomly - 75 years after the war is over?

[@mayaphiladelphia991]

Japanese reaper-sword

[@chomik86]

or just say, Germans not Nazis or German Death Camps ;)

[@2394Joseph]

@@norbertfleck812 The Germans were the first ever to bomb civilians in any war. First with Zepperlins in WW1. Then the Condor Legion in the Spanish civil war. Then the Blitz on the poles and london.. What you sow you reap. Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind. Don't blame the British, blame the Germans, they started it all.

[@kenday4812]

Those Men Must have Nerves of Steel.

[@aleramone23]

1:07 So much NOPE.

[@Scribles]

: )

[@flutter8712]

These guys are so peaceful, that's wondeful.

[@Cromwelldunbar]

Brave men indeed! So well done!

[@1234567890sunshine]

What would it take to detonate one of those mines??? The thing washed up on shore, probably got rolled all over the place by the waves. The team pushed it over, grabbed it by the horns... nothing. Do they have to be directly struck by a ship?

[@thunderbird1921]

It looks badly banged up. They must have assumed the mine's horns were broken OR that guy took the most reckless risk of his life. Most likely the former. This was clearly not a fake.

[@skald999]

"Another German murder mine has been washed up. These are much different than our mines which rain candy and toys for children upon people when they explode."

[@mythicalkoala5209]

“Dont get near” *proceeds to touch*

[@barrybark3995]

out beach metal detecting i found 3 striker buttons from landmines on Shingle Street beach . i didnt know what they were but when i realized i gave up metal detecting as a hobby

[@usethenoodle]

At :46 it says the slightest pressure on any of those horns could cause "instant" destruction. Then at 1:07 two of the knot heads, one being the officer are using the detonating horns as handles to roll it over.....Argggg. BANG!!!!!!! Funny. I love these old training films.

[@pikapika7936]

I think I would have just blown it up from a distance rather than taking the time to dismantle it. Especially since it appears to be on a empty beach.

[@damatt9429]

takes metal out of pockets- walks up wearing metal buttons...

[@enochpowel3030]

So he empties his pockets of metal objects. What about the metal buttons on his coat?

[@simonsic]

I simply love this channel. For the next month's theme, I'd suggest chemical warfare in 20th century's wars.

[@britishpathe]

Greg Ayres Thanks for the suggestion! We consider every single one so keep the ideas coming!

[@vikiwikidadayoyo5366]

It just fizzles... spSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@timhancock6626]

Just find out what the men of HMS Vernon in Portsmouth did. They did incredibly brave sea and parachute land mine disposal work, and some of them paid with their lives.

[@cheif10thumbs]

These guys knew that if one went off while they were working on it they wouldn't feel a thing. Takes the pressure off.

[@pirobot668beta]

First thing I saw were three horns already folded over. If the thing had not gone off by then, it likely never would. BTW, a more common 'deactivation cycle' would be to drill small holes into the casing and flood it with cold salt water. Shorts out any batteries/detonator circuits. The batteries used back then had a very short service life under the best of conditions; saline flooding drained them in hours. These sorts of mines had timers that made them insensitive while they were being deployed and sometimes the timers failed 'safe'.

[@adamsonntag5755]

Those men have balls of steel.

[@lg2058]

They put the cameraman at danger by screwing with the mine.

[@justinmahar5208]

This is one of the things that gets me with uxo. If rolling around in the surf on a beach didn't detonate it, then how will removing the detonation device be dangerous?

[@Goggarin1991]

Man, you really gotta have some balls to do this.

[@jorgemontero7475]

The title should be : The ting goes skrra.

[@quepasa8282]

Jorgelin JR not hotttt

[@John-do6bd]

2:12 "Just fizzles" 2:20 *DEMONIC BALL SCREECHING*

[@EQOAnostalgia]

We should demand all our media speak precisely like this fellow.

[@ShevillMathers]

One simple fact, they would never know if they had failed to de-activate the mine.

[@justin764]

So...are they going to explain what kind of mine it was...and how to get detonation caps and mechanisms off...?

[@sergejnadazdin5766]

there was a landmine near me. I had a plan. grabbed a 10m long plank and smacked the landmine. KABOOM!

[@budmeister]

Best love story I ever heard.

[@JR9979]

That mine would be lethal out to 50 meters and capable of serious injury out to about 100 meters. It is an 'EMC' German naval mine and the main charge is 300Kg (660 pounds) of high explosive.

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

And you have a massive crater and a dead guy laying there.

[@kenfoster8138]

Please take extra care, that's a murder mine !

[@Mr1keykneedeep]

Brave Men. Nerves of steel.

[@BelialsGenuflect]

my grandfather did this, underwater though, during WW2.

[@sjbobkins9442]

Absolutely crazy! No gloves, no protective face and eye shield.

[@Blei1986]

what? you're sarkastic, right?

[@LikaV1996]

the slightest pressure they literally grab the mine by the horns to roll it xDDD

[@geomodelrailroader]

I salute the ordnance tech out there and all the bomb squads. You guys make sure we don't get blown up.

[@Horridius]

whats a murder mine? it like a mine but murder!

[@elmerjfapp5730]

fun fact kids those spikes on top of sea mines are triggers and when pushed in they do what they're supposed to

[@timmy12383]

I come here beause of the story of Michael Ondaatje's "The English Patient."

[@chrisb9238]

I'd mine my own business and get the hell outta there.

[@HUMPTYNUGGET]

brave , brave men indeed

[@timexkills65]

Imagine being the unlucky ones who were instantly vaporized by trying this

[@blokeabouttown2490]

Well done lads!

[@WingsOfADream1]

0:42 the slightest pressure will detonate it... If your at a safe distance this is probably far safer method of removal than disarming it better than putting your squishy meat men within its aoe poking at it and what not

[@ami2evil]

..."killed the murder mine." How ironic.

[@Billdude21]

I would have thought that they would have saved the explosives for later use.

[@kyonnosukeasakura1768]

Danger! (2017) - Mans not hot "THE TING GO SKKKRAA QUACK QUACK QUACK" *walk away and plays Snoop Dog - The Next Episode*

[@tnaoro]

2:24 it sounds like a kid drowning in cheese graters.

[@JamesRPatrick]

"The slightest pressure on any of those horns would still mean instant destruction." Man proceeds to grab horn and yank on it.

[@Vakito227]

Well, they unscrewed the detonator cap before rolling it which I'm guessing would deactivate the horns.

[@JamesRPatrick]

At 1:05, they roll it before the cap is removed.

[@Vakito227]

Not removed, but unscrewed. Think of it like a lightbulb, you can partially screw it into it's holder but it will only turn on when it's fully screwed in.

[@welshpete12]

@@JamesRPatrick They are perfectly safe as long as you do not crush them !

[@Stefan-br2cf]

2:12 This is wrong, usually those where filled with High Explosives like Amatol. You Can burn it down like they did, but it has nothing to do with confined space. If youd place a detonator in that pile, it would still blow up. The thing with confined Space is true, if you have something like blackpowder

[@wendygibeau770]

Thanks for teaching me that

[@manofweed1]

As a kid in the 60's these were on every seaside street corner as coin collection tubs for various charities. I'm assuming they were all inert then ?!

[@apxpandy4965]

Do you have anything on zus-40, the german booby trap that was placed under the fuse mechanisms and was designed to kill anyone trying to disarm the mine? Thanks, this vid was interesting!

[@andyc3088]

notice the officer buggered off when the heavy work began lol

[@philgray1023]

Well the RN isn't an institution based on equality, that's a given. Only the chosen few are waited on in the wardrooms.

[@andyc3088]

@@philgray1023 none of the British armed forces are. All officers have so called batman which are really servants

[@1guitarlover]

Isn't it easier to shoot at it until it blows away???

[@nicholasdiehl7368]

Sorry had to say this when the narrative said he goes to check what type it is and the guy in the video is like" Well it an !!BOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!! Explosion!! It's a mine alright 👍 🤣🤣

[@elradiuzi]

I learned something here... Ferrets roll eggs... 1:02

[@Belnick6666]

murder mine? I thought they were at war

[@AbAeterno0000]

These guys must have had balls as big as that mine

[@hawaii-state-of-mind]

Narrator is hilarious😂😂

[@DAIadvisor]

"Murder Mine" - is there any kind of other mine???? Also, you're in a middle of an empty beach. Slap a block of C on it, and blow it up. Why even bother disarming it?

[@hasamanda3687]

if your gonna destroy the detonator and the explosives why dont you just roll it over and shoot the blasting cap

[@judealexander]

I want to see the blast like last one...not a defusing process

[@muffy469]

I wonder how many sharks/whales have taken interest in them and toyed with it and blown themselves up since the war and up until now.

[@leenfield]

First tell me how a sea mine landed up on a mountaintop?

[@Dazzzlah]

Did they recycle the casing into a crappy little car?

[@robnewman6101]

Saved the day.

[@GillesBoutenfeu]

The thing goes skrrrra pa pa pa ka ka. Skibidy pap pap and the poom poom purum poom. SKIYA!

[@irishtino1595]

This is a simulation duh. As you see at 1:10 one of the diggers grabs a horn to use a leverage to roll the mine. Also no sane cameraman is going to stand 20 feet away and film.

[@duncandistortion]

the mine destruction men,..it's mine all mine!.

[@DERKONIG12345]

Next time, I see a mine on the beach...

[@Blaze0205x]

Next months theme should be disasters by fire.

[@britishpathe]

Blaze0205 x Thanks for the suggestion! We consider every single one so keep the ideas coming!

[@thealex2971]

British Pathé Hi British Pathe you guys have some Vietman clips ?

[@britishpathe]

Alex Roberto We do! kzbin.infosearch?query=vietnam+war

[@thealex2971]

British Pathé thanks British Pathe i love your work for me it's better than read a history book

[@britishpathe]

Alex Roberto That's good to hear! Thank you!

[@EeekiE]

Like a ferret rolling an egg

[@jbbbbbbbb]

Damn they're brave

[@johnericsantiago28]

Lol they say even a pen can make it blow. How about that shovel?? Its a metal hah

[@DonHavjuan]

Carefully, like a ferret rolling an egg. Ferrets are not all that careful.

[@tenpotkan7051]

Video: 0:43 Also video: 1:06

[@beautifulmadness37]

Зачем было рисковать разбирая мину????Все равно потом взорвали...

[@charsfm5203]

2:20 "you're already dead"

[@LinksRoyal]

aint the buttons on his uniform metal studs?

[@Acturuz]

2:21 You startled a witch!

[@abuanaschannel7050]

I hate my job... 0:24

[@smilezak]

British pathe do you have anymore footage of winthrith nuclear power station

[@factnotfictionpeople1313]

''German Murder Mines!' My late father (Royal Navy) laid thousands of the British equivalent during WW II - but they were 'British' and thus, not 'Murder' Mines! LOL :-)

[@AlexDonnett]

slingshot and a steel ball from a pit=cheap detonator, probably don't even have to pay the worker

[@evanjones1623]

Oh, that's the mine. I thought it was one of his balls.

[@hotrock18]

why they blow up the empty shell.

[@mauriceupton1474]

We fought the wrong enemy.

[@Blei1986]

Ja, you did.

[@Alistair2348]

duh ! did he forget his metal buttons on his tunic?

[@budmeister]

Brass is not magnetic.